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Sensitization

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making something sensitive. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections wordnet
  3. 3
    (psychology) the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations (especially emotional events or situations) wordnet
  4. 4
    the state of being sensitive (as to an antigen) wordnet

Etymology

From sensitize + -ation.

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